New videos have been released in the fatal officer-involved shooting of homeless man James Boyd.

Of the 36 lapel camera videos, none are from the officers who shot Boyd.

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The videos were released to the Kennedy Law Firm as a part of a public records request.

One is from a K-9 officer’s lapel, which shows the dog rushing Boyd after the use of a flash bang grenade. This came at the end of a three-hour standoff.

Boyd had agreed to come down to officers. He put on his backpack and then reached down to pick up a blue bag. The video shows Boyd on the ground, face down and wheezing. His left hand is holding a small knife.

He tells officers he can't move and asks them not to hurt him anymore. They fired bean bags at him because he didn't let go of the knives he was holding.

He later died at a hospital.

Attorney Joe Kennedy reviewed the videos and said he didn’t get a sense of a leader at the scene.

In the videos you can hear an officer say, "You're being unreasonable."

"No, no, no," Boyd said.

"Yes you are," said the officer.

"You're being unreasonable," said Boyd.

"No we're not," said the officer.

"Don't accuse me of being unreasonable," said Boyd.

Kennedy said he can't locate anyone in the video trained in communicating to a person with mental illness.

Also in the videos are officers attempting to reason with Boyd.

"We're from APD, and we're here, so tell us what's up," said an officer. "I mean, it sounds like you've been turned away. And now we're out here on the side of a mountain on a Sunday afternoon. I'm trying to figure out how to help you."

“There are a lot of videos of officers talking about what to do and how to plan this. There is no clear communicator with Mr. Boyd, no clear leader, no clear direction apparently being given, and (it was) a development of a plan that was obviously a disaster,” said Kennedy.